Excel Central School

Excel Central School is a co-educational English Medium School which is situated 1 km west to Thiruvattar. By following the council for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education, ICSE syllabus the school provides a broad and balanced modern curriculum. The Administration of the school is vested with the Centre for Education and Research Trust, which is a non-profit institute for rural education.

The school has entered into a joint venture with New Delhi based ISO 9001 certified Pearls International School, with a view to integrate new techniques and educational technology with existing educational standards.

Location and Establishment

This institution was established in the academic year 2003-04. The campus covers about 8 acres (32,000 m²). It is located 1.5km south-east of Moovattumugam, the converging point of River Kothai and River Pahrali. It is connected with a sub-road of Awai Farm-lane road from the link road of Kulasekaram – Marthandam at Thiruvattar from the main NH 47 in a serene, evergreen highland. It is 5km from the Marthandam Railway Station and 50km away from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport .

The front view of Excel Central School

Library

The library within the campus, encompasses more than 3000 volumes of selected books on various subjects. It possesses reference materials and sources such as encyclopaedias, childcraft, dictionaries, domestic and international children's research documents, newspapers, and a collection of child play-related materials, i.e. Audio & Video Compact Disc and Tapes . Further more, it receives valuable advice from national and international research institutions and universities.

Transportation & Other facilities

All of the 71 classrooms are equipped with a range of interactive learning technologies, including touch screens and I-boards and multimedia projectors. Other facilities include an integrated multimedia music room, dance halls, a music hall, tennis courts, a 6 lane swimming pool and a 200-meter athletics track. ECS is the first school in Southern India to have introduced a Robotics Lab. The school operates a transport facility for the day scholars. Operating 55 Buses on different routes, the current operational limit of this service is 30 square km from the school campus. A nursing station is maintained within the campus with trained staff to attend to any minor health problems of the children.

Administration

Office hours

The school office is open between the hours of 9.00 A.M. and 5.30 P.M. Parents can meet the principal at any time during office hours. The office remains closed on Sundays and other Public Holidays.

School hours

For Pre- School  : 10.00 A.M. to 3.00 P.M.

For L.K.G. & U.K.G.  : 9.40 A.M. to 3.30 P.M.

For Std 1 to 5  : 9.30 A.M. to 3.30 P.M.

Educational terms

1. First Term  : June, July and August
2. Second Term  : September, October and November
3. Third Term  : December, January and February
4. Fourth Term  : March, April and May

Kanyakumari District
History	Travancore Battle of Colachel Travancore-Cochin
Administration	Taluks Agastheeswaram Kallkkulam Thovalai Vilavancode Blocks Agastheeswaram Killiyoor Kurunthancode Melpuram Munchirai Rajakkamangalam Thiruvattar Thovalai Thuckalay Municipalities Colachel Kuzhithurai Nagercoil Padmanabhapuram Town panchayats Agastheeswaram Alur Anjugramam Aralvaimozhi Arumanai Asaripallam Attoor Azhagappapuram Azhagiapandiapuram Boothapandi Edaikodu Eraniel Ezhudesam Ganapathipuram Kadayal Kaliyakkavilai Kallukuttam Kanyakumari Kappiyarai Karungal Keezhkulam Killiyur Kodimunai Kollancode Kothanalloor Kottaram Kulasekaram Kumarapuram Manavalakurichi Mandaikadu Marthandam Marungoor Mulagumudu Myladi Nallur Neiyyur Pacode Palapallam Pazhugal Ponmanai Puthalam Pudukadai Reethapuram South Thamaraikulam Suchindram Thalakudi Thengampudur Theroor Thingalnagar Thiruparappu Thiruvattar Thiruvithamcode Unnamalaikadai Valvaithankoshtam Vellimalai Verkilambi Vilavoor Villukuri
Religious sites	Devi Kanya Kumari Temple Thanumalayan Temple Kumara coil Marunthuvazh Malai Mondaicaud Bhagavathi Temple Nagaraja Temple Our Lady of Ransom Church, Kanyakumari St. Arockiya Nathar Church, Vavathurai Pancha pathi Peer Mohammed Dargah Sivalayams Sri Adikesavaperumal Temple St. Xavier's Church Swamithope pathi Thirunadhikkara Thiruppathisaram Thirucharanathumalai Chitharal Jain Monuments
Tourism	Kanyakumari Kalikesam Mathur Aqueduct Mukkadal Dam Muttom Olakaruvi Padmanabhapuram Palace Pechiparai Reservoir Sothavilai Beach Thiruparrapu Udayagiri Vattakottai Fort Vattakottai Vattaparai Falls
Major festivals	Pongal Deepavali Christmas Ayya Vaikunda Avataram Ganesh Chaturdhi New Year Onam Ramzan Saraswati pooja Sivalaya Ottam
Education	Colleges Cape Institute of Technology Bishop Agniswamy College of Education CSI Institute of Technology Malankara Catholic College Nesamony Memorial Christian College Noorul Islam College of Engineering Ponjesly College of Engineering Scott Christian College South Travancore Hindu College St. Xavier's College of Engineering Sun College of Engineering University College of Engineering,Nagercoil Schools SRKBV School Carmel Higher Secondary School Excel Central School Excel Global School Government Higher Secondary School, Peruvilai Scott Christian Higher Secondary School
Railway stations	Eraniel Kanyakumari Kulitthurai Kuzhitthurai West Nagercoil Junction Nagercoil Town Viranialur